DESI WATERS
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Desi Waters Acting Demo Reel (Performance Video) Quicktime
I play emotionally layered characters like a Cyber Crimes detective who has seen the worst of humanity; a nurse who is rough around the edges but has a big heart and; the Queer BFF that wreaks havoc and chaos wherever she roams.
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Compassionate Mechanic - NEW AMSTERDAM (Performance Video) Quicktime
Masculine Appearing Auto Mechanic Helps Stranger (Dr. Reynolds) Locate His Estranged Father.
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Empathetic Nurse - HARLEM (Performance Video) Quicktime
Caring RN Gently Explains to Scared Patient (Tye) What Put Her in the Hospital.
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Grieving Mother - PROCEDURAL (Performance Video) Quicktime
Grief - Stricken Mother of Gunshot Victim Confronts Racial Bias in the Investigating Detective
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Freaked - Out Onlooker - BLUE BLOODS (Performance Video) Quicktime
Rattled Accident Witness Relays Key Details to Arriving Officers.
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The Worried Mom of Trans Teen - DRAMA (Performance Video) Quicktime
Concerned Mom Resists Her Child’s Gender Identification Out of Fear.
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Singing Muslim Mom - MUSICAL SHORT (Performance Video) Quicktime
Disappointed Mother Confronts her Child’s Lack of Muslim Pride and Rejection of the Hijab in Song.
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Suspicious Mom - COMEDY (Performance Video) Quicktime
Empty Nest Mom Checks in on Her Adult Weed-Smoking Son.
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Annoyed Court Clerk - THE BLACKLIST (Performance Video) Quicktime
Court Clerk Swears in Raymond Reddington for Trial.
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Awkward Speed Dater - COMEDY (Performance Video) Quicktime
Earnest Woman Looking for Love Has an Awkward Moment at a Speed Dating Event.
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VOICE OVER Commercial Demo (Audio Tracks) Quicktime
Versatile performer - warm, casual, poetic to informative, professional, business sound
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Represented by: |
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The Josh Brown Group (NY) (347) 201-2545 Theatrical (Film / TV), Theatre, Voiceover, Modeling, Hosting / Public Appearances Lauren Green Agency, LLC. (NY) (212) 808-0777 Commercial, Voiceover, Print |
New York Based |
www.desiwaters.com |
Instagram @desiwaters |
TELEVISION | ||
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The Blacklist |
Recurring |
NBC |
CityKids: The TV Series |
Recurring |
ABC | Jim Henson Productions |
B-I-G H-E-L-P (PSA) |
Recurring |
Nickelodeon |
New Amsterdam |
Co-Star |
NBC |
Harlem |
Co-Star |
Amazon |
Blue Bloods |
Co-star |
CBS |
Power |
Co-star |
STARZ |
Broad City |
Co-star |
Comedy Central |
NEW MEDIA | ||
Looking Through the Windows |
Web Series Regular |
d. Cris Thorne |
The Neighborhood |
Recurring |
d. Cris Thorne |
Zlurp Zlorp: A Sci-fi 100% Improv Game Show |
Recurring |
TWITCH | d. Rachel Kerry |
FILM | ||
My Daughter, Tyler |
Lead |
d. Andre Lambertson |
Friendship |
Day Player |
d. Andrew deLeon |
NEW YORK THEATER | ||
Finding The Words |
9/11 Survivor | Originated role |
Lucille Lortel Theater |
Marilla of Green Gables |
Marilla |
d. Christine Henry |
Locked Up Btches |
Doggett |
The PIT | d. Michael Raine |
Sistas on Fire: A Newsical |
Woman 4 | Originated role |
The Duke 42 St. | d. Ahdream |
Uncle Vanya |
Maria Voynitskya |
d. Jeffrey Page |
Women on Fire | w Kathleen Chalfant |
Vanessa |
d. Christine Henry |
Macbeth |
Hecate | Porter | Seyton |
Columbia MFA | d. Jeffrey Page |
Romeo and Juliet |
Nurse |
Falconworks Theater Co. |
STRIKE! |
Joan | Originated role |
Stomping Ground Theater |
Tanya's Lit Clit (reading) |
Dr. Violet |
Experimental Bitch |
Skinny Killer Inside (reading) |
Sage |
Page 73 Productions |
REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL THEATER | ||
Fame : The European Tour |
Ms. Sherman |
Berlin | Paris | Milan |
Songs of Fannie Lou |
Fannie Lou Hamer | Originated role |
Yale University | Woolsey Hall |
Mary Poppins |
Mrs. Corry |
Potsdam Music Theater |
IMMERSIVE and IMPROVISATIONAL THEATER | ||
Mission Athena |
Annette Jackson the Mathematician |
LiveInTheater | Sara Sutliff |
Murder at River City Crossing |
Tilson the Teacher |
LiveInTheater | Carlo D'Amore |
Ryan Case 1873 |
Sally Watkins the Bible Thumper |
LiveInTheater | Collin Blackar |
The Lombardi Case |
Officer O'Don the Idiot |
LiveInTheater | Carlo D'Amore |
TRAINING | ||
Scene Study |
Neal Matarazzo |
Beverly Hills Playhouse NY |
Vocal Technique |
Susan Eichhorn-Young |
S.E.Y. Studios |
Voiceover |
Anna Garduño |
Voices Forward |
Musical Theater Certificate |
Elaine Petricoff | Mr. Pearson |
AMDA NYC |
On Camera Audition |
Natalie Roy |
The Booking Method |
On Camera Acting |
Chris Russell |
Matthew Corozine Studios |
Puppeteering Masterclass |
John Tartaglia |
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Pop Rock Master Class |
Sheri Sanders |
Rock the Audition |
Short Form Improv |
Theatersports |
Upright Citizens Brigade |
Physical Characteristics / Measurements |
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Height: 5'7" |
Weight: 298 lbs |
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Rock/Pop Belt F3 - E5, Badminton, Bowling, Ping Pong, Volleyball, Yoga, Dance Hip Hop, Dance Line/Country, Dance Tap, Host, Improvisation, Modeling, Piano, Singer, Ukulele, Vocal Range: Alto, Vocal Range: Mezzo Soprano, Vocal Range: Tenor, Vocal Style: Belt, Vocal Style: Legit, Vocal Style: Rapper, Voiceover, African Accent, American - New York Accent, American - Southern Accent, American - Standard/General Accent, British - BBC English Accent, British - Cockney Accent, Dutch Accent, Irish Accent, Jamaican Accent, Jewish/Yiddish Accent, Puerto Rican Accent, South African Accent, Spanish Accent, West Indian Accent
Desi is a proud mama to a spirited 6-year-old, and a karaoke enthusiast. She began her career recurring on the Saturday morning TV show, "CityKids" alongside Jim Henson's Muppets. She is the Artistic Director of CityKids Rep, a program empowering teens to express themselves through ARTivism. Desi has appeared on "New Amsterdam," "Harlem," "The Blacklist," and "Broad City" in such roles as mechanic, nurse, court reporter, and witch, respectively. Her most recent TV success was finding the Apple Remote.